DEADLINE LOOMS FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORT APPLICATION

Parents wishing to apply for school transport for 1st Years and Junior Infants for the 2020/2021 school year need to submit applications to Bus Éireann by the last Friday of this month, April 24. Bus [...]

INSURANCE COMPANIES SHOULD OFFER LOWER PREMIUMS AND REFUNDS

Insurance companies should consider offering lower premiums and refunds for car, travel and business insurance in light of the COVID-19 emergency. Two major car insurance companies in the United States have already offered refunds as [...]

MORE THAN €1 BILLION IN MEASURES TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES

The Government has announced more than €1 billion in new measures supporting small and medium enterprises. These are vital to sustain business activity and to position Ireland to be recovery-ready post the COVID-19 crisis. The [...]

CANNEY CALLS ON INSURANCE COMPANIES TO OFFER LOWER PREMIUMS AND REFUNDS

Insurance companies should consider offering lower premiums and refunds for car, travel and business insurance in light of the COVID-19 emergency. That is according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. [...]

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CANNEY WELCOMES MORE THAN €1 BILLION IN MEASURES TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has said more than €1 billion in new measures supporting small and medium enterprises are vital to sustain business activity and to position Ireland to [...]

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ADVICE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

From the Irish Cancer Society: We have extended our Cancer Nurseline (1800 200 700) hours to Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm and Friday to Sunday 9am to 5:30pm. Our nurses can talk people through [...]

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MORE THAN €150,000 FOR GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COVID-19

My department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, has announced €151,483 in funding to support Galway voluntary and community groups with their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund totalling €2.5 [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES MORE THAN €150,000 FOR GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed €151,483 in funding to support Galway voluntary and community groups with their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund totalling [...]

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IMPORTANT ADVICE FROM IRISH WATER ON USE OF PESTICIDES

Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide use is considered necessary, particularly if using products for grassland weed control containing substances such as MCPA, fluroxypyr and 2,4-D. These substances [...]

PROGRESS FOR NEW AMALGAMATED TUAM NATIONAL SCHOOL

Accommodation plans for the new amalgamated Tuam National School are actively under discussion. Discussions on the accommodation brief for the new National School campus are ongoing between the Department of Education and the patron. I [...]

By | April 9th, 2020|Blog, Education, Galway East, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments